MUSHUFOCUS ON RECYCLING WASTE PLASTIC

" HDPE LAMP LIGHT THE FUTURE"

Brief “Waste is a failure of the imagination” - Douglas McMaster. Though plastic waste has became a global problem, the plastic waste industry has not yet formed in scale and most waste still stays unsustainable. It's urgent to develop effective solutions for those waste and plastic waste has great potential to recycle. With the skills from textile design, and inspired by the flexibility of the fabric, I found several approaches to deal with recycled HDPE(high-density polyethylene) and turned it into ultrathin plastic sheets (under 1mm). Then I applied the technique in indoor design area. My design together with the material make the products chic, light and durable. It could also reminds people to stay conscious about our environment.

Why the lamps are sustainable?​ The lampshade is composed of units and can be assembled or separated from the lamp holder easily. The raw material of the lampshade is HDPE waste—milk bottle, and some bottle caps, with no other material.To enable transportation and recycling, all designs can be converted from 2D to 3D and 3D to 2D, this could help reduce storage space. After the service life, the shade part will access to the final recycling and remelting process.

​Inspiration of "mushroom"​​​​Last year, when I'm in the train to London, unconsciously I noticed a detail of the connection between the facade and ceiling, like a cog, which left me a deep impression, later I named it as "mushroom" structure.